Healthcare System

Israel’s bold move: Exploring AI regulation in healthcare - opinion

Regulatory sandboxes in this domain must address the privacy of patient data, the safety and efficacy of treatments, and strict compliance with medical standards. 

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 Hadassah-University Medical Center Mount Scopus underground hospital.

The hard data: Thousands wounded, evacuated from their homes in Operation Rising Lion

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When the skies closed, the ecosystem opened

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Israel's breakthrough in PTSD, chronic illness care will change medicine for veterans – opinion


Health equity report exposes gaps in healthcare between central Israel and the periphery

The district with the highest life expectancy in Israel is Judea and Samaria, followed by the Central district. Meanwhile, the northern and southern districts continue to show the lowest figures.

 Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on September 22, 2024.

People with chronic diseases can benefit from consulting their doctors in online visits

Recently, the Health Ministry in Jerusalem announced the promotion and implementation of telemedicine as one of its goals.

THE USE OF telemedicine for the management of chronic diseases leads to medical outcomes as good as face-to-face visits and doesn’t elevate the rate of emergency room visits or hospitalizations, even among patients with several such conditions, according to the study.

Antisemitism in US healthcare most prevalent in academic medical centers, study finds

Antisemitism is on the rise in the American healthcare sector, with academic medical centers emerging as the primary setting for such discrimination.

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

Sheba Medical Center will open a healthcare startup accelerator in Boston

The new accelerator will serve as a soft landing platform for Israeli and international startups looking to expand into the American healthcare market.

 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, Director General of Sheba Medical Center.

New hospital to open in Beersheba, expanding healthcare access across Israel's South

“Healthcare is a basic right,” said Dr. Avi Yitzhak, chief physician of Assuta Beersheba. “You shouldn’t have to be rich or live in the center to receive fair and high-quality medical care.”

Doctor holds a stethoscope in front of a hospital background (illustrative)

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione, Bondi says

The US attorney-general said that the United Healthcare killer carried out "a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination."

 Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024.

Our bodies are failing because our lifestyles are broken - opinion

A week at a Galilee health center revealed what modern medicine won’t: healing begins by rejecting the norms we’ve come to accept.

 SUNRISE AND A cookery class at the De-Mayo Health Center in Kibbutz Tuval in the Lower Galilee.

Israel signs MoU for health cooperation with Albania

As part of the agreement, both sides also committed to advancing cooperation in medical research and the development of medical devices and technologies.

 Israeli Health Minister Uriel Busso (Shas) and Albanian Health Minister Albana Koçiu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Global achievement: AISAP named a top innovative start-up for 2025

AISAP, an Israeli medical start-up, was named a top 2025 innovator by Fast Company, ranking 4th in healthcare for its AI tech in heart disease diagnosis.

 Sheba Medical Center

Returned hostages to receive full disability rights, extra lifestyle benefits

This recognition is permanent and includes all rights in the mental, medical, employment, education, housing, car, full tax exemption, and other areas.

 LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.

A lesson in optimism: SASA-Setton transforms hospital stays for children in Israel

Inside the groundbreaking work that brings education, resilience, and hope to hospitalized children.

 At the new learning space initiated by SASA-Setton at the Dana Children's Hospital.